CYC 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Child Abandonment, Intercultural Competence
11 Sep 2017
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The ability to provide "care" and to form relationships across the spectrum of diversity is a fundamental skill of child and youth care practitioners. Cross-cultural competence is, as it is often called--is a less than ideal descriptor, is a core professional skill for human service workers. Practitioners are obligated, at minimum, to educate themselves (using highly credible sources) about the beliefs, practices and dietary preferences of the child and their family. It is important not to generalize and to make assumptions based on limited knowledge. Instead, practitioners use their curiosity to learn about if, or how, the child and their family have adopted ethnic, cultural or other diverse practices. Diversity in residential care for children and youth. The ministry of children and youth services has developed a toolkit to foster the goal of achieving cultural competence in residential services for children and youth in ontario. Click on the following link to view the toolkit: http://www. children. gov. on. ca/htdocs/english/topics/specialneeds/achieving_cult ural_competence. aspx.
